{"id":"F2009L00244","name":"CASA 62/09 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations","slug":"casa-62-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76721,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00244-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 62/09 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations","content":"Instrument number CASA 62/09\n\nI, gregory JAMES HOOD, Group General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nGroup General Manager  \nGeneral Aviation Operations\n\n23 February 2009\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter special operations\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2010.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by an operator mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\n3 Permission\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.\n\n4 Direction\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.\n\n5 Condition\n\nThe permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 3.\n\nSchedule 1 Special operation\n\nA helicopter search and rescue operation, law enforcement operation, firefighting operation, or training for any of those operations, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.\n\nSchedule 2 Operators\n\n1 Aviation Utilities Pty Ltd, trading as United Aero Helicopters (ARN 771954)\n\n2 True North No 2 Pty Ltd (ARN 565568)\n\nSchedule 3 Condition\n\nThe special operation must be carried out in accordance with the instructions approved by CASA and set out in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1971},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrow scope limited to specific helicopter special operations (search and rescue, law enforcement, firefighting) for two named operators, consistent with the original purpose of providing targeted safety exemptions for high-risk emergency scenarios where landing is impractical."},"complexity_factors":["Single permission and single direction with minimal conditional logic","Only 2 named operators affected (narrow scope)","Limited cross-referencing (only enabling regulations cited)","Simple temporal limitation (fixed expiry date)","Clear operational definitions contained in schedules"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants United Aero Helicopters and True North No 2 limited safety exemptions to carry people on helicopter undercarriage skids and without seat belts during hover entries and exits for high‑risk emergency operations (search & rescue, police, firefighting, and related training). It matters because it lets trained crews perform rescues where landing is impossible or unsafe. Exemptions only apply when necessary and when the operator follows a CASA‑approved operations manual."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-62-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","history":"/api/acts/casa-62-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-62-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-62-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-62-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-62-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/documents"}}